Chapter 01 · Starting out
1.6Modes, views and phases
Use B, C and D to switch between Browse, Choose and Develop.
On iPhone, tap the current Browse tab again to open Library, or the current Choose tab again to pick a phase. The collection title and the phase menu open the same choices.
Modes determine the main task:
| Mode | Use it to |
|---|---|
| Browse | Find photographs in a collection using filters |
| Choose | Review photographs through four phases |
| Develop | Edit one photograph from the selection captured when entering the mode |
In Choose, the phase determines which photographs appear. Phases have a fixed order:
| Phase | Photographs shown |
|---|---|
| I · Sweep | Undecided |
| II · Rate | Kept and unrated |
| III · Inspect | Kept, at or above the chosen rating threshold |
| IV · Cleanup | Rejected |
Set the Inspect threshold with the star row inside its segment. It ranges from 1 to 5 and defaults to 3. The threshold affects both the phase count and displayed photographs. It does not affect Browse.
Star ratings keep the current photograph selected. Verdicts can move the selection to the next photograph. If a new rating no longer matches the active filter, that photograph leaves the filtered results.
Views determine how photographs appear: Grid, Loupe or Compare. Every Choose phase supports every view, and switching views preserves the selection.
Develop captures the current selection in a tray and displays one photograph at a time. Its window has no rail or phase picker.